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official residence of the Sunon Magistrate, stands becomes British, as do Taicham Bay and The islands therein.'
absolute cornering of the enemy at Morong, from where it will be impossible for them to escape without complete anuibilation. Gun- boats are patroling in front of Morong to prevent the insurgents escaping by the lake, and with wo brigades closing in on them the enemy hus been very neatly driven into a scare and deadly trap.
Chakwan is well within the Sunon District and the island of Tooniang is likewise a portion of Junon. Therefore the sooner our local celeb- rities wake up and rub the dust out of their eyes and declare emphatically that the whole of the Sunon District, if nothing more, is to be British and the hills dividing it from the two adjoining districts of Tangkoon and Waiehow are to form the frontier the bettur. All islands bolonging to the Sunon District would of course also become British, not that they are of much value in themselves, but to prevent them be- coming the bases from which Chinese officials, theives, gambling-house keepers, and other | had characters ply their nefarious trade. From a military and police point of view this froutier | would also be the best one to adopt. A few After Taytay had been taken the advance guard houses in the passes would be sufficient was continued to Antipolo. Within half a mile to prevent bad pharacters from the North pass. of Antipolo, General Hall's brigade was met ing into Sunon and I will guarantee that there coming in the direction of Taytay. The Gen- will be no attack in force if the Chinese Gov-eral started from Mariquina and took Antipolo ernment are given clearly to understand that on Sunday morning. General Hall's brigade such an attack would entail the occupation of was composed of three companies of the Colora- the Bogne Forts by the British.
dos, some mounted and some unmounted caval- | ry, and some the 19th Infantry.
I have it on the authority of a well-to-do and highly intelligent Chinaman, from an adjoining district, that so long as Sunon city remains Chinese there will be nothing but trouble iu store for the British administrators of the New Territory.
OLD CHINA HAND. Hougkong, 15th June, 1899.
THE SHAUKIWAN ROAD.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS,'
SIB,-Your columns have for the past few days boon so full of accounts of new roads, ex- tensions of old roads, the success of the new
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Manila Bay with such ships as the Monadnock and Oregon in sight, what could they not do at night on the extensive and unprotected seaboard of the islands.
THE SPANISH TROOPS AT BALER. In connection with the brave Spanish troops who are still h·lding out at Baler against over- whelming odds, the following new facts have been elicited.
On Saturday afternoon, Colonel Trueman, under General Lawton, advanced from Pasig iu The Uranus arrived at Balor on the 29th of the direction of l'ayay. The command composed May. Having obtained permission from the battalions of the Washingtons, Oregons, the lith Filipinos to laud, Sur. Aguilar and Lis party Infantry, and Scotts battery of the 6th Artil. immediately proceeded on their way. They en- lory. The enemy put up a sharp fight at Tay-countered no obstacles, but as darkness was tay and defended the town with commendable setting in aud they were afra'd they would be pluck and stubborness. At ten o'clock yester fired upon, they passed the night in the forest. day morning the town fell with heavy loss to At daylight they commenced their march the insurgents in killed and wounded, and sev- through the forest and at one o'clock in the oral casualties on the American side.
afternoon they arrived at the convent.
Sn. Aguilar requested the shotinel I to an nounce his arrival to the officer in
n command. In reply he was informed that the officer was enjoying his "siesta,” and that he had orders not to wake him up. If Sur. Aguilar would return at about 3 o'clock he might probably speak to the Commandant. Although it was evident, by the flag of truce that they carried, that the party came on a peaceful errand, and that they were Spaniards, they were not allowed to remain in the convent, and had to wait în the forest until the commanding officer should finish his “siesta."
Forty prisoners, with arms and ammunition, were taken altogether.
General Lawton is highly pleased with the result of the expedition, everything as planned far the trapping of the insurgents being carried out with great success, Morong will probably be taken to-day.
Troop I, 4th Cavalry; Quartermaster Sergeant Lowell, Troop C, 4th Cavalry; Willian McEllwain, Company H, 2nd Oregon; Private Goldsmith, Company G, 12th Infantry; Private Warner, Compauy G, 12th Infantry.
AGUINALDO HAS HIS OFFICERS SHOT.
6th June.
Atthree o'clock Lientenant Martinezappeared. Sur. Aguilar handed him the despatch from Following is the casualty list for. Sunday's the orders of Sur, Auguilar. Although he General Rios ordering him to place himself at engagements:-Wounded.-Heury Wagner, acknowledged the authenticity of the despatch Company B, 2nd Oregon (stomach); Charles Lieutenant Martinez said he would obey the Hickman, Company A, Colorados; Robert B. order only if it were give to him personally by Miles, Company G, 4th Cavalry; A. J. Salis General Bios Periodicals from Manila were bury, Company H, Oregon (shoulder); Nelson next shown to him in order to make it clear to Daley, Troop C, 4th Cavalry (since died); him that it was impossible for him to maintain road metal and the new steam road-roller, that Private Doolittle, Company C, 2ud Oregon.his position for any length of time. Leiuteuant I beg a little space to call attention to the dia. Killed.--Commissary Sergeant Boujamin Gregg, | Martinez replied that he was not convinced. graceful state of the most popular road in the
He had not seen the Uranus, neither did he colony on the low level. Between Bay View
hear her whistle. He was suspicions that these and the Metropole the road after rain is con-
overtures might all be a Filipino“ fake to verted into a ricksha trap, for if any rioksha
delude him into surrender. gets a little past either of these two popular resorts on the section in question it takes half an hour's desperate struggle to do the next quarter mile. "A friend of mine told me to-day that during the wet weather be engaged the champion ricksha man on the road and when he arrived at this point he came to almost a dead stop and numbers of foot travellers passed him. The misfortune of this section of road is not too little repairs, but too much, for re- pairs on this road seem to mean the digging of clay from the nearest spot available and the piling of it on the road. Now what we want is road metal, not clay, aud if we cannot get the new road metal we will be very content with Bome of the granite metal which lies in heaps all along this road but is always shipped off to more favoured regions and clay made to do duty for it here It is not a case of taking coals to Newcastle, but a case of uo coals to be had in Newcastle for local consumption.
ROAD METAL.
Hongkong, 15th June, 1899.
AFFAILS IN THE PHILIPPINES,
We take the following items from the Manila Times
NEWS FROM JULO.
5th Juue. Cornalins Jucarraja, captain of the American steamer Romulus, which arrived in this port last Saturday from Jolo (otherwise called Soo loo), reports everything quiet there, with no signs of insurrection. The United States steamer Helena is lying at the harbour of Jolo and the people are perfectly willing to accept American rule, Jolo is one of the most southerly islands of the group, lying in about the same latitude as the southern portion of Mindanao. The island is rich in agriculture, being a great coffen producing district, besides cocoa, tobacco, and cattle.
AMERICAN ADVANGE IN LAGUNA DISTRICT.
A highly successful move, and one which will no doubt tend to further demoralize the rebels, was made in the Laguna district yesterday. The outcome of the expedition was the taking of the towns of Taylay and Antipolo and the
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"El Progreso states that by order of the Revolutionary Government, Captain Manuel Rodriquez of the engineer corps has been shot. From the same source we gather that Geueral Luna is at present at Bayamban in the province of Pangasinan. Seuor Orestes Marcaida, a well-known figure in Manila, has been appointed his A.D.O.
Snr. Augilar asked him then to indicate a point where the ship could proceed to and added that she would fire two guns in order to con- vince him that all on board were free, and that it was not a ruse of the Filipinos. They had depart with all the honours of war. authorised Lieut. Martinez and his troops to
So far negotiations were proceeding satisfac- he and his troops were wanted to leave the torily, but when Lieut. Martinez learned that
convent and embark on the Uranus, he
it was given him personally by General Ries. would not believe nor obey the order unless He had enough provisions to last until the 15th of August, and before they were exhausted he would force his way at the point of the bayonet, if no other course were open to him.
A court-martial held on the 25th of May in the center of Luzon composed of the revolu-flatly refused to do so and repeated that he tionary General Alejandrino and Colonels Leyba and Roman, has degraded Col. Arguelles and sentenced him to twelve years imprison meut, presumably for associating with Aneri cans in Manila.
THE MORONG EXPEDITION.
7th June. The American troops operating on the north of the Lagune de Bay have occupied Morong unopposed. A big fight was expected, but the rebels are determined to die rather than fight. The race of patriots, so far from being extinct, is a very fast race and the patriots are still | running.
HOW THE REBELS GET ARMS.
8th June.
A few days ago, between the hour of 1 and 2 p.m. an officer on the Hospital Ship Relief, while gazing towards the walled city through a powerful field glass, saw between the city and the Afonadnock a native barge near the shore. The glass brought the object nearer and clearer. Scarcely had the officer taken description and discerned the nationality of the boat than two American patrol boats were seen coming to. wards the stranger, who proved to be no less than native insurgents trying to run a boat load of food and ammunition down to Paranaque. It is needless to say they were captured and made prisoners of war.
Many people are putting the question after witnessing things of this description. How do the insurgents obtain outside assistance?"
An officer of the Relief was heard to remark that if the Insurgents can succeed to this ex- tent in lauding supplies in broad daylight in
Nothing could make him desist from the atti- tude that he had taken up and Senor Aguilar WLs reluctantly obliged to return to Manila without having fulfilled his mission.
Captain Las Morenas Lieutentant Alonso and the parish priest have died. There remain in the convent 33 soldiers and two Franciscan a mo-ks who were at Casiguran. The monks were employed by the Filipinos in order to parley with the Spanish troops, who, however, detainek them at the convend,
General Black's name having been mentioned in connection with the Kennedytown-Aberdeen section of the proposed road round the island it may be useful to reproduce what the General said on the subject. In his letter to the Jubilee Committed suggesting the construction of a road from Wanchai Gap to Wongneichong Gap ay a memorial of the Diamond Jubilee he wrote ➡"Although it would be out of place to criti cise the scheme for the construction of round the island, the utility of which I readily concede, I take exception to the statements made as
troops would defensive value, because our
paove on the inner line, not on ite same "This is the only expression of circumference. opinion on the subject to which the General gave public utterance.
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